Pilgrimage to the World Meeting of Families

The sixth annual World Meeting of Families will be held next January at the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico.

Every three years the pope invites Catholic families from around the world to be part of a special encounter of unity with the universal Church to talk and pray and deepen their knowledge of the workings of the Holy Spirit in their daily lives.

More than 100,000 people attended the last World Meeting of Families, which was held in 2006 in Valencia, Spain.

In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI said, “the family is the first and indispensable teacher of peace ... the foundation of society ... because it enables its members in decisive ways to experience peace. It follows that the human community cannot do without the service provided by the family.”

Father John-Gregory of St. Catherine of Siena Parish will lead a pilgrimage to the World Meeting of Families, Jan. 15-18.  Registration deadline is Oct. 15. St. Catherine of Siena’s Web site (saintcatherine.us/?p=157) features a power point presentation that lists details and information for families about the Sixth World Meeting of Families. 

For more information, call 303-455-9090 or e-mail mexico2009@ live.fr.